ERJ flight kit
 

Hey all,

What's a good flight kit storing my manuals on the ERJ? I'm looking for something that will last a while and take a beating.

Thanks

Luggageworks vinyl or nylon.

Bought the luggageworks vinyl a few months ago. Ive seen many of these around now and they seem to hold up great for the price. I like mine.. it fits fine in the ERJ and holds 2 company manuals, 3 2inch jepp binders and a 1 inch. Also throw my headset and sunglasses in there too. For 79 bucks you cant beat it.

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know where I can buy a good overnight bag in the Miami area?

look for a good cover for your Ipad

Here is the bag you want... with the warranty to back it up...
Specifically guaranteed against EMB damage and ramp rash.

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Thanks. I'm surprised to see people are suggesting vinyl cases. All the other info I've seen has suggested leather. What are the advantages to vinyl?

If you can swing the high price tag, go with a Scott leather flight kit; they last forever and it will be your only flight kit. I've gone through 3 of those LuggageWorks flight kits...2 leather and one nylon, and they have all fallen apart. Bottom line is the entire line of LuggageWorks flight kits is made of cardboard; some are just covered in a nicer material than others. That's $500 I've spent in flight kits, when I could have just bought the Scott bag and only be $350 in.

LuggageWorks Ballistic Flight Kit. $150. JUUUUUST fits if you don't put anything in the side pockets. 2 company binders, 3 Jepp Manuals, a 1" trip book, and a headset. Nevermind the stuff you can put in the front.

Just started with it. No complaints. Worth the money. Isn't as expensive as others.

If you can swing the price, get a Hunt Manufacturing bag (formerly Coyote Works). They have a lifetime warrenty and will last you for many years. It's cheaper in the long run to buy a nice bag that lasts for over a decade than to keep buying cheap bags that break every year or two.

Either way, the best place that I've seen to get flight bag's is www.flybystore.com, they seem to have the best freebies out of any other crew store that I could find.

Im not an ERJ guy but had an interesting story.

A CAL guy who used to be in my crashpad was very creative and made his own. The box shape was a rigid material (maybe aluminum or abs) and then all pieces were covered in carbon fiber to both reinforce and give it a great look. He bought aluminum corner pieces for the bottoms and the rest of the hardware was from home depot. It looked real great and was sturdy.

I am thinking about going this route myself. I am confident it wont last a lifetime but if you do a good job it would be a nice sense of pride and a good conversation piece.

Have to agree. I got a Scott (which I love) but my buddy got the Coyote Works (now Hunt) with the metal skid plate. Both are good but the skid plate seems to work better against the conveyor belt rash at checkpoints, etc. As for rollerboards pony up for the LuggageWorks. Fits on pretty much anything and will take a beating. And they have great customer support. I was given a loaner bag while they were repairing mine.

The Hunt Mfg (former Coyotee Works) bag is of better quality than the Scott bag, is through dyed leather (meaning scratches won't show a different color underneath) and the feet will not get knocked off by any EMB.... walk through ANY bag room. The only bags with undamaged feet are the coyotee works, now Hunt Mfg bags. About the same price as a Scotts, but with a better warranty.

http://huntmfg.goods.officelive.com/default.aspx

Coyote works with the metal skid... Will last forever....

Coyote works with skid plate. built like a tank. Only negative I see(which isn't really a big deal) is the weight. It's heavy but you never have to worry about your junk falling out. Worth every penny.

I used this one for 2 years tool box, but when I bought it it was only $29 and it was durable as heck. I spray painted it black and it was a pretty good case. The only bummer was that it was about an inch shorter than other flight cases, so you couldn't get fancy with carrying extra stuff like a headset.

I would probably sack up and buy the Coyote Works bag with the skid plates... they are good looking bags.

I second this, but Crew Outfitters was offering the same bag during training for $99. Good bag for the money, just watch out for the skinny escalators in terminal C in EWR... they ate one of my side pockets.